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A Communication from the PLACE div. of TAPPI

(Flexpack)

December 30, 2004, ... as wonderful in a garden or fragrance environment is an unacceptable taint in bottled drinking water. Alternately, the unpleasant odor of butyric acid perceived as a major malodor contributor in high-density ...

Chemicals & Responsibility

(Magazine)

November 29, 2004, ... pollute the air, ground, and water with hazardous materials. Many years ago I witnessed a company in the converting and packaging industry disposing of inks, adhesives, and solvents by dumping them into ...

Superfund Exempt Liability

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ... obligations, including the need for extensive subsurface soil and groundwater sampling. For its part, EPA concluded it could not simply adopt the ASTM 1527 standard as the new AAI rule, as ASTM 1527 did ...

The Rx for RH

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, ... or glue problem. Smart ones know they have a humidity problem. Transportation and Storage As they come from the mill, paper and board contain 5.5%-10.5% water. Since moisture migrates to the driest ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

June 29, 2004, ... in Solventless Adhesives.” The session will end with “Waterborne Adhesives for Bottle Labeling” by Robert S. Forsyth, Consultant. Registration A new feature for the TAPPI 2004 PLACE Conference is a ...

New Products for the Converting Industry, PFFC, June 2004

(Magazine)

May 30, 2004, ... one, two, three, or six rolls simultaneously. Process is said to be quick and gentle. Will clean and restore rollers used with water-based, solvent-based, or UV inks with no change in solution or equipment ...

New Products, Part 1

(Magazine)

May 30, 2004, ... intl-light.com The RPS900 wideband spectroradiometer features optional NEMA 4 rated enclosure with waterproof connectors. Designed for accurate radiometric readings in a wide variety of applications, ...

Using a Chemical Primer for High Bonds & Low Oxygen Transmission

(Magazine)

April 30, 2004, ...  Clean up Soap/water Freeze/thaw stability Yes Chlorine content None Tendency to discolor None FDA Compliance Yes COATING APPLICATION ...

Waste & That Blue Box

(Flexpack)

March 31, 2004, ... and Packaging Waste (94/62/EC)” to include the following: Sales of primary packaging Purchased by consumer (e.g., cereal liners, a water bottle with lid, plastic wrapping around a clock-radio in its ...

Bio Break Down

(Flexpack)

March 30, 2004, ... on temperature, humidity, microorganisms, and others. The basic materials are carbon dioxide and water. Thus, a biodegradable material is suitable for compost if, under commercial compost conditions, it ...

Patent Pending

(Flexpack)

February 28, 2004, ... layer is not washed away, this new process eliminates the need for dirty wastewater and reduces waste material. Protecting the Troops An innovative M-16 Rifle Preservation Bag (P/N HPV81503-M-16) for ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

February 28, 2004, ... Says RadTech president David Diehl, “While thermally cured solvent- and water-borne systems have been used by the food packaging industry for many years, there are virtually no basic components that have ...

Products

(Magazine)

October 30, 2003, ... operational speeds to 1,000 fpm. Allows operation without slinging or cell starvation and eliminates foaming with water-based inks, co. reports. Software Is Versatile in Application Dalim Software ...

The Fundamentals of Being a True Leader

(Magazine)

September 30, 2003, ... his new presses — one of among a relatively few worldwide that handled water-based inks. My headline on the story hailed the dawning of a new water-based era. Grover followed this investment with a switch ...

Producing Coextruded High Barrier Heat-Shrinkable Packaging Films

(The Place)

September 30, 2003, ... extrudes downward as a molten tube. The tube undergoes rapid quenching in water followed by collapsing the tube and pulling it through a nip. The external water quench can be a cascade spray or immersion ...

Adhesion of Coatings to Aluminum Foil

(The Place)

August 31, 2003, ... The oxide on top changes during annealing accompanied by a loss of water leading to a more compact oxide of generally higher resistance. Since mechanical strength is often an important consideration, ...

Let's Talk Trend

(Tapes)

August 28, 2003, ...  Advances in water-based and UV ink adhesion properties have improved all synthetic PS constructions. As a result of the substantial increase in the use of film as a label substrate, four out ...

Materials

(Materials)

July 31, 2003, ... Inst., Rohm & Haas Co., Spectra Group, Toray Plastics, and Uvitec Printing Ink. Substrates, Inks, Adhesives, Polymers Additive Suited for Water-Based Products ADM Tronics Unlimited Inc., Northvale, ...

Products

(Magazine)

May 31, 2003, ...  Water-Wash Flexo Plate Is for CTP Systems Anderson & Vreeland, Bryan, OH; 866/282-7697; andersonvreeland.com Digital Cosmolight water-wash flexo plate, designed for computer-to-plate systems, features ...

It's a New YearTime to Ask, What Does the Future Hold

(Magazine)

December 31, 2002, ... as diverse as adhesives, coatings, and inks supplied in water to plastic films made from monomers that are as benign as possible. Prevention of theft, counterfeiting, and adulteration of product within ...